MCMINNVILLE, Ore. – Northwest got its first road win of the season with an 85-63 shelling of Linfield on Saturday.
 
The 2-1 Eagles got 29 points from Drew Bryson and a dozen rebounds form Lewis Pope in the victory.
 
The NU defense came up with 10 steals, held the Wildcats to 30 percent shooting from three-point range and out-rebounded Linfield 38-30.
 
"Our guys really bounced back tonight," said NU Head Coach Rick Skeen, less than 24 hours after a tough loss at Puget Sound.  "Our defensive effort was much more focused."
 
CaCoa Chatman (15), Danny Sharpe (14) and James Laurence (13) joined Bryson in double figures in the scoring column.
 
"Lots of great individual efforts," Skeen said. "Started with 12 rebounds from Lewis Pope. Coa and Drew really shot the ball well and Danny had a big night inside."
 
Trailing 17-15 near the midway point of the first half, NU finished the half with a flurry of a 37-12 run to lead 52-29 at the half.
 
The Northwest lead peaked at 32 points, 68-36, with a three-pointer by Brody Steinhart with 13:15 left in the game.
 
Chatman led the Eagles with five assists.
 
Bryson, Pope and AJ Chappell had two steals each.
 
The Eagles return to action next weekend at the College of Idaho's Domino's Classic. NU plays Embry-Riddle on Friday and Montana Western on Saturday, both games tipping at 2 p.m. Pacific.